R2-D2 Lunch Pail Prototype
This is the holy grail of Star Wars lunch box items. It's a prototype of an unproduced R2-D2 lunch pail that was planned for release by King-Seeley Thermos (the licensee for the Star Wars metal lunch boxes) in the late 1970's.

For reasons unknown, this item was never released to the public, but a handful of these prototypes were features in retailer literature and have surfaced on the secondary market. R2's head unzips to expose a food storage area, a clever application of a Star Wars character into a product design—it's surprising this was never released on the market.

Description by: Elliott Cardwell
Photo: Elliott Cardwell
From the collection of: Elliott Cardwell
Country:United States
Film:A New Hope
Licensee:King Seeley Thermos
Year:1977
Category:Lunch Boxes


  


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